All Parenting articles
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ArticleAdoption gives us the deeper meaning of family and faith
Rhiannon Goulding shares how her adopted son came to feel a part of their family – and how this mirrors our own stories of faith
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Opinion‘I prayed for 365 days to overcome the loneliness and challenges of raising a newborn’
This Lent, Cristina Turlacu reflects on the quiet power of daily prayer and how it can gently transform your day-to-day life. Through her personal journey of motherhood, she invites you to be encouraged to pray and discover how even the simplest words whispered in faith can bring strength, peace, and lasting change.
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ArticleEvery moment counts with our children
Rhiannon Goulding encourages us to think about how we involve our children in the everyday tasks of life, sharing how drawing her own children in taught them vital life lessons and developed their characters
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OpinionHigh School Musical star Ashley Tisdale’s toxic mum group experience and what faith teaches us about inclusion
Becky Hunter Kelm reflects on Ashley Tisdale’s experience and explores why mums need villages marked by kindness, inclusion, and grace rather than mean-girl dynamics.
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ArticleLife Lessons: Living in hope of a reunion
Angie Jones shares the indescribable pain of losing two of her children, alongside the joy of seeing God bring something good out of the sorrow
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OpinionHow I realised I had made an idol of motherhood
Vicki Courtney reflects on how the good desire for motherhood can become an idol. Through her daughter’s pain, she’s reminded that a woman’s true worth lies not in motherhood, but in being a beloved child of God.
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OpinionWomen usually bear the burden at Christmas - from cooking to gifts - here’s how to navigate this time while actually enjoying it
‘I’ve learned that Christmas isn’t about achieving perfection. It’s about celebrating love, laughter, and the birth of our Saviour during all the craziness,’ says Salomé Criddle.
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ArticleNotes on parenting... celebrate with care this Christmas
Rhiannon Goulding shares her wisdom and experience on how to enjoy Christmas within a blended family
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ArticleWhy do women continue to shoulder the burden?
Anna Rees Green looks at the ‘invisible load’ carried by so many women and asks why the Church hasn’t found a better way
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ArticleWill you still love my children?
Rhiannon Goulding shares what happened when some of her children ‘came out’
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ArticleMy thoughts as a Christian sex historian on children being same-sex attracted
Dr Lisa Nolland responds to a previous Great Sexpections question about a mother whose eleven-year-old recently told her he is attracted to other boys, affirming the need for compassion while raising concerns about current cultural messages around youth and sexuality
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OpinionAs a Christian mum this is why I am not giving my child a phone
Writer Becky Hunter Kelm explores new smartphone bans abroad while sharing why she’s committed to raising her sons without phones.
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OpinionSpeaking God’s truth over our daughters
Danielle Finch reflects on the subtle yet powerful impact words can have on young girls’ confidence and identity. Drawing from her own experiences and her role as a mother, she urges us to speak life-giving truth that affirms who God created them to be.
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ArticleLiving grace-filled lives and the power to forgive
Rhiannon Goulding shares moments in her own family’s history where there were moments both to offer and receive forgiveness
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OpinionZoe Ball’s parenting sacrifice: A mirror of God’s steadfast love
Vicki Whent reflects on Zoe Ball’s decision to step back from her high-profile BBC role to support her daughter, and how it mirrors her own experience as a parent putting life on hold for her teenager. She draws a powerful parallel between parenting’s quiet sacrifices and the often-unnoticed love and provision of God.
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Article‘Will I lose them forever?’
Rhiannon Goulding reflects on the various transitions her family has gone through as their children have grown up, and how she has had to adapt
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OpinionA Level results are out today - here is a Christian mum’s perspective
Writer Rhiannon Goulding reminds us that exam results are just one chapter in a much bigger story, not the whole book of our lives. Through real voices and personal reflections, she encourages us to celebrate achievement with kindness, keep perspective, and trust that God’s plans go far beyond any grade on a sheet of paper.
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OpinionTrusting God through the different seasons of motherhood
Danielle Finch explores the highs and humbling lows of motherhood, sharing how each season, whether joyful or challenging, has drawn her closer to God.
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ArticleThe untold stories of motherhood
Every week Dr Sarah-Louise Hurst, a perinatal clinical psychologist, listens to women who are struggling after difficult births and/or finding it hard to bond with their babies. She believes it is time such women are given space outside the therapy room to be heard, supported – and no longer shamed
